Seeing Hayden Christensen get his due and recognition has been one the most effective issues to come back out of the Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau universe of reveals. From donning the swimsuit as Darth Vader on Obi-Wan Kenobi to enjoying a Drive ghost in addition to Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka, it’s been wonderful to see Christensen flex his chops because the Star Wars saga’s tragic determine.
All the perimeters of Anakin we wished to see Christensen play have began to be included in fantastic methods, significantly as Ahsoka’s former master in crucial moments of her show. And that’s one thing Christensen was excited to sort out when he was first approached by Filoni and Favreau. In an interview with Empire, celebrating the prequel sequence, the actor mentioned the second likelihood he received to discover extra of Anakin as he turned to the darkish aspect.
“The scenes that I received to do as Anakin on Ahsoka was a bucket-list merchandise I didn’t even know I had,” he says. “After I was on the brink of do Obi-Wan Kenobi, I began my Clone Wars deep-dive, and I cherished it. I bear in mind considering, ‘Man, it might be so cool to see a few of that in stay motion.’” he instructed the journal about his analysis; till being known as again to play the position once more, he’d solely been aware of no matter George Lucas instructed him about Skywalker’s Clone Battle heroics. “That was described to me by George Lucas once we had been doing Episode III, the issues that had been occurring in-between Episode II and III. So when Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau instructed me they wished to discover a few of that, I used to be so sport. And I cherished the way it got here out.”
He continued to explain his expertise enjoying extra of Anakin as he was Darth Vader. “After we completed doing the prequels, it felt like that was it, and my journey with the character was over. So to get to come back again now and do extra with Anakin and Darth Vader was a tremendous alternative,” he mentioned. “The scenes that I received to do as Darth Vader on Obi-Wan, that was big for me. With the ability to add a little bit bit extra connective tissue to the character and to bridge the hole into Vader a little bit bit extra is a really worthwhile factor.”
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